March 22, 1850 - April 4, 1850
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1850 March 22nd cloudy & like for Rain
-23rd coltering in new ground & cleaning up
began to take down Tobacco in new
Barn but broke off so cold Hung it up
again prizing out of prize Barn Hhd
nearly full — Turned out Hhd Lugs
a few days ago —
24 clear & cold cloudy in evening
25 Coltering cleaning up David neal
Riving Boards Sewing oats etc -
26 Raking coltering & Plowing — Loaded waggon
for Lynchg this evening —
27 Starting to Lynchg & RobtMcCullock failed
to meet my waggon at Capt Clements
& I went on myself Logan Pulled elegant
commenced snowing & Hailing & continued
all day & that night we got to Lynchg
28 snow about 5 Inches Deep went on
& got to Lynchg that night
29 Sold Lugs for 6.60 & Returned back
to Lynches that night
30 got Home soon in evening
they have been fencing & at work
in new ground all they could
31 Snow all gone & a fine family all stayed at home day my
Aprl 1st 1st Holliday my wife went to
Mrs McCullocks, Mrs Hunt & family had
pretty weather —
2nd Crossing in first ½ year new ground & expectto dayto begin to Hill
Plowing for corn
3 Rained nearly all day Hard have not begun to Hall yet
Sent Jordan to mill got very wet. shelled
corn cleaned out stables in part Fed made
Catharine S shoes, prizing Tobacco —
4 cleared off last night forkin[g] up manure
this morning Turned out Hhd good tobacco.
Halling Rails & wood to day, Jordan to
mill my wife gone to Mrs Colemans
very windy to day I went to Mrs McCullocks
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